At least two people are dead and one person remains missing as heavy rains in Louisiana and Mississippi continue to cause floods that Louisiana Gov. Bel Edwards called “unprecedented.” Edwards said 18 parishes surrounding Baton Rouge have declared states of emergency and three more are in the process of doing ... Read More »
A Maine couple had an early-morning surprise when s 3-foot-long ball python was found slithering around in their shower. Ashley Harnden said her boyfriend, Dana Kenney, was getting ready for work about 4 a.m. Wednesday when he came across the shocking surprise in the bathroom of their Veazie home. “He ... Read More »
Thieves in Canada made off with more than 5,000 gallons of maple syrup from trucks stored at a local warehouse. CTV reports the shipment was meant to be sent to Japan before delays forced it to be locked away temporarily. Vice president of Mexuscan Cargo shipping company Alfredo Monaco said ... Read More »
A Texas man said “it was a little nerve-wracking” when he opened his garage door and was confronted by a 9-foot-long alligator. Doug Gallmer said he opened the garage at his Fulshear home Thursday evening and came face-to-face with the 300-pound reptile. “I took two steps in and his head ... Read More »
The top leader for the Islamic State‘s Afghanistan branch was killed by U.S. forces in a strike last month, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday. Hafiz Sayed Khan was killed in the July 26 airstrike, the Pentagon announced, in the nation’s southern Nangarhar province. Officials said U.S. and Afghan special ... Read More »
A city in Cambodia features a new and bizarre roadside attraction — a machine that makes heart-shaped “clouds” of foam. The Khmer Cloud Making Service in Phnom Penh posted a video to Facebookshowing how its machine makes heart-shaped “clouds” that float away on the wind. The company said the “clouds” ... Read More »
The crew of a helicopter that made an emergency landing in Afghanistan was released to Pakistan on Saturday. According to Deutsche Welle, Five Pakistanis and a Russian were among the crew of six who were returned to Pakistan’s capital city after reportedly being held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan ... Read More »
A Louisiana man called upon his Olympic spirit to make the best of flooded streets and heavy rain in the area. Jo Guidry, a triathlete from New Iberia, shared video of himself swimming laps in a knee-deep pool of water alongside a local road. “Watching the Olympics + living in ... Read More »
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two lost divers about 20 miles off Anclone Key in Florida after they resurfaced and were unable to locate their boat. A Coast Guard crew out of the St. Petersburg sector took the rescue call around 11:30 a.m. Saturday after the divers resurfaced and realized ... Read More »
A 27-year-old Swiss man set fire to a train and attacked passengers with a knife in northeastern Switzerland on Saturday, injuring six, including a six-year-old child, police said. The motive for the attack is unclear and has left several of the injured in serious condition, suffering from stab wounds and ... Read More »
Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched a fresh attack on Islamic State (IS) militants early on Sunday, as part of a campaign to capture the de facto IS capital Mosul, a Kurdish official said. The advance began after heavy shelling and U.S.-led coalition air strikes against IS forces, a Reuters correspondent reported ... Read More »
Protesters fired gunshots, hurled bricks and set a gas station on fire in the U.S. mid-western city of Milwaukee on Saturday night, hours after a patrol officer shot and killed an armed suspect who took flight after a traffic stop, authorities said. The 23-year-old suspect, who had a lengthy arrest ... Read More »
